30 May, 2017

On occasion I go through my large basket of items pulled from magazines, ideas scribbled on scraps of papers etc. & try to make some sense of them; sort them somehow & toss those that are no longer relevant.

Found this template that I had downloaded from Stampington mag in 2002

(I told you I had lots - been collecting for a while) & this basket has been moved from Sydney to Crafers & then to Hahndorf

Entire length is 11.5", widest part is 5.5". I added a gusset but ended up not using it. Length from widest part to base is 4.5". Middle section is also 4.5". Top section is 2.5" by 3.5"

The easiest way to create is to cut a rectangle 5.5" x 11.5"; measure up the centre of it; scoring between the sections & then cut out the 6 triangles.

Green Cardstock cut from A4. Used White Flowers on Green paper to decorate

28 May, 2017

Hello Mary here today to share a project with you using the Sherlock Journal Vol. 11 Range.
When I received this range I knew exactly what I wanted to create with it. I take photo's of my family vintage photo's with props that belonged to my family, a friend said I should make a book of them for future generations, so some of those photos make an appearance in the book and some are the originals. Sherlock Journal Vol. 11 is perfect for such a project.
Because I did quite a few pages I thought I would show a few in pictures and also made a little film of the book completed. I will start with my front cover

I created a pocket with the postcard and have slipped family paper clippings etc inside as well as a tag documenting my Great Grandparents For the Pages I made from cardstock I have used a thick tissue paper that has fibres in it and I inked, misted and stamped it to give a old appearance and scrunched it as I glued it on , I have used this technique on most of the pages that I used cardstock as my base for the page. I also heavily inked the pages with Tim Holts Vintage paper Ink. The other half of the journal I adhered Sherlock Journal Vol 11 pages back to back.

The photo on the right opens back

To reveal some family photos tucked in the envelope from the cut and create sheet. I fussy cut the envelope to create the opening in the envelope. I then made a pocket from a image on the cut and create to slip the tag with journalling in opposite the photos.

I added the bead to the end of the string to act as a page book mark. A tag slides down behind the photo with journalling.

To read the journalling I just need to pull the tag from the side of the photo with the ribbon.

I will finish with this page of my Grandparents, as I don't think the video showed the whole page. Loved thefiligrees for embellishing the page of my journalling.
You can find the products ( only a small few are from my stash ) and the gorgeous Sherlock Journal Vol 11 at Megs Store .
I hope You enjoyed my project as much as I enjoyed creating it ,and my first attempt of a video.
Happy Creating
Mary x

The book contains little pockets and Tags where
I added journaling to keep memories alive for future generations.
thanks so much for looking at my work .
hugz from Heather J.
my blogwww.heatherartandlife.blogspot.com.au

19 May, 2017

Hello, it's Patti here finishing up my Guest Spot on the Design Team with my leftovers share. You've probably already seen my Mini Album made with Meg's White Flowers on Green. With the bits I had leftover I made six greeting cards I'll be sharing with you.

I always like the challenge of what to do with the leftovers. Lately they've been used to fill up my empty greeting card coffers. I had enough to make the six 4" x 5 1/2" cards and was happy with how they all turned out. I found it amazing that I was able to emphasize not only the white flowers on green, as the collection name implies, but also pink, purple and blues.

You can see on the card above I used this darling fussy cut girl as the focal point with one of those Dollar Store heart stick ons my friend Paula had sent me, what a find. Roughing up some scraps of the paper creates the perfect background for the ticket and girl. (The flourish of leaves wasn't cut from the paper but sure blended in perfectly didn't it?)

A couple of the cards I let the image pretty much speak for itself, like this gorgeous rose. I always want to add more and more and more instead of just letting simplicity shine.

So for both the cards above I tried to let the paper speak for itself and only add a few elements. The ribbon in the top card is dyed seam binding which I scrunched and let dry. I love doing this it gives it that real wrinkled oldy look. I simply added the purple flower on the second card popping some of the petals higher to let it lift from the card base and give some dimension, but not so much I can't pop it in the post with basic postage (something I rarely find I'm able to do). I used Wink of Stella in clear to accent to butterflies.

By changing the direction of the card from landscape to portrait you get a much different feel. The hearts that were included in the collection make perfect greeting card embellishments. I edged this one with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Rust then covered the entire surface with Versamark and clear embossing powder.

Here's the other fussy cut heart, in blues this time. See how different the card looks when you rotate it 90 degrees into landscape? I added a border punched with an EK Success punch called Graceful Heart, added Glossy Accents to the Cherish, poked a hole in the heart for the seam binding bow. This isn't one of Meg's gorgeous acetate butterflies (although I used a lot of hers on my mini) but instead one I was gifted by a crafty friend,

The last of my cards showcases this wonderful word art Meg created and one of her acetate butterflies (you must check the butterfly transparency sheet out in the store, it's a must have for your crafty stash). Again the leaves are not part of the collection but some I had stuck back. I like to cut up a bunch of die cuts and just have them available to tuck in here and there when making cards.

I'm a card maker that always likes the insides to have something so I'll give you just a snippet of the insides and share the rest of the detail of this and the backs on the video. Today's video will include lots of information on techniques and products. Thanks so much for sharing your time with me and please check out the wonderful items Meg has in her store.